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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 | Hello all, I'm restoring my Dad's 1950 3800, so I have a question. Were the wiring harness cloth covered, or rubber wrapped? Thanks in advance...Clint. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,306 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,306 | My 54 is rubber wrapped and I think the first year for the rubber wrap . | | | | | Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,435 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 2,435 |
'57 GMC 102, Original 347 V8, HydraMatic, 3.08 rear gear, added A/C, disk front brakes, HEI, AFB carb, '98 Honda Black Currant paint. T-boned and totaled 10/12
'52 GMC 152 Stake Bed, Original 228, SM420, added A/C, HEI, disk front brakes, '67 Chev 3.55 rear gear. Gets used as a real truck.
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,997 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 10,997 | The harness on my '51 used woven cloth covered wire with vinyl tape wrap, except that the starter to ignition & ammeter and fuel sender to gauge harnesses were covered with woven cloth. I tried to replicate those particular harnesses with woven cloth covering but couldn't couldn't find that individually, so settled on modern plastic mesh covering. Rhode Island Wiring told me that the cloth harness covering is woven on to the harness. They have replacement harnesses for everything on your truck, but $$$$$$. IIRC the 2-wire Starter to Ignition & ammeter harness was $95.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 226 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 226 | My 51 GMC, one ton/ 250-22 was woven cloth covered. Recommend not going with Rhode Island. There are others out there. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 31 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 31 | I echo what has already been said: my `51 is cloth covered.
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Mike
Livin' the dream; endless searching for parts....
| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 58 | Thanks to all for the replies, really helps a lot! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 613 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 613 | Little late, but my 53 was, and is rubber, except for the dash cluster wiring. That is a mixture of both. | | |
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